seat belt
noun
: an arrangement of straps designed to hold a person steady in a seat (as in an airplane or automobile)
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Would-be travelers can also be removed from a Spirit flight for acting disorderly or violent, appearing to be intoxicated or refusing to use a seat belt.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Bullard, 63, who was reportedly not using a seat belt in the car, a 2015 Chrysler 200, was pronounced dead at the scene, the ALEA said.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The investigation is reviewing allegations that the seat belt retractor pretensioner inadvertently deployed in some vehicles, which resulted in the loss of seat belt pretensioner protection and allowed the seat belt to remain in a locked position.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
Crash investigators determined that high speed was a factor in the collision and that the driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Bullard, 63, who was reportedly not using a seat belt in the car, a 2015 Chrysler 200, was pronounced dead at the scene, the ALEA said.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
The investigation is reviewing allegations that the seat belt retractor pretensioner inadvertently deployed in some vehicles, which resulted in the loss of seat belt pretensioner protection and allowed the seat belt to remain in a locked position.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 3 Dec. 2024
Crash investigators determined that high speed was a factor in the collision and that the driver was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Seat belt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat%20belt. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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